The "raga" is the melodic form, but it is not just a scale, Shankar says. There are roughly 72 parent scales. And each scale has hundreds of ragas, which can be pentatonic (five notes), hexatonic (six ...

Composer Reena Esmail breaks down the difference between raga and tala in Indian classical music, and how their function compares to scales and rhythms in Western classical music. Host Scott Yoo then ...

INDIAN music is a very ancient art and has a three-thousand-year-old tradition behind it. This represents perhaps the longest unbroken record of any cultural tradition we know. Countries like China ...

Pittsburgh audiences will be able to experience the beauty and diversity of Indian dance and music this week, courtesy of Rhythm India: Bollywood and Beyond. 90.5 WESA's Priyanka Tewari spoke to the ...

MUMBAI: Celebrating the centenary of maverick composer O P Nayyar, who revolutionized Hindi film music, blending Indian and Western styles with unique rhythms. MUMBAI: He loved to hate the world of ...

Concert economy is transforming Delhi into a global live events hub, driving economic growth, tourism, and cultural pride ...

Indian music often depends upon melodic movement, that is, the occurrence of tones or musical notes to create a single line of tune. Rather than being based on harmony, which uses several lines of ...

Today, the Indian subcontinent celebrates its eternal musical legend, Asha Bhosle, on her birthday. From every corner of the globe, wishes flow in for the singer whose voice has been a source of ...

You may have seen them onstage behind Gerard "Lil' Bo" Dollis during Sunday night Mardi Gras Indian practices at Handa Wanda's at Second and Dryades streets. You might have caught them playing ...